Steve Walsh
As a military reporter, Steve Walsh delivers stories and features for TV, radio and the web.
Before coming to KPBS, Steve worked as a journalist in Northwest Indiana and Chicago. He hosted a daily public affairs show on Lakeshore Public Radio and was an original host and producer for the storytelling project Vocalo.org at WBEZ in Chicago. He has been a reporter on Back At Base, a collaboration between NPR and seven public radio stations that looks at veterans and the military.
He is a graduate of Indiana State University. He spent a large portion of his career as a print reporter for the Times of Northwest Indiana and the Post-Tribune in Gary, Indiana. At the Post-Tribune, he was embedded in Iraq twice. He was also an investigative reporter and covered the Indiana Statehouse during the term of three governors.
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Women in the U.S. military's special forces still face intense sexism according to recent reports, including one that focuses on Army Rangers.
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Admiral Lisa Franchetti is set to become the first woman to head the Navy. Her confirmation is being held up by one Republican senator as part of a protest over abortion policy within the military.
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While the U.S. Coast Guard investigates the cause of the Titan submersible tragedy, expert submariners say it could have been avoided by following the Navy's design principles known as SUBSAFE.
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The military has a suicide rate higher than the national average, but many proposed solutions haven't been implemented. This issue has been studied for more than a decade.
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In an effort to end gender segregation, the Marine Corps recently decommissioned a historic recruit training battalion that for decades was the only one open to women.
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The Pentagon has put in place "The Brandon Act" - named after a Navy sailor who died by suicide in 2018. It allows service members to go outside their chain of command to seek confidential mental health treatment. -
The National Guard airman suspected of leaking classified data is in court Thursday. Experts say it will be hard to find a single solution preventing a bad actor from leaking classified documents.
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The Navy is trying to learn why it has high suicide rates. One answer may lie with the practice of putting sailors together on limited duty, which can exacerbate feelings of hopelessness and despair.
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The Navy is building more on-base childcare centers and launching new programs to help sailors and their families. But advocates and parents say it’s not enough.
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While still a small percentage of the total veteran population, the number of veterans committing extremist violence has risen sharply, according to a Congressional report.
